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Welcome! WHY INVOLVE YOUTH IN MISSIONS?
In 2001 the project exploded to 280 participants. That summer, under the theme, “Holy Sweat: To Love is to Serve,” they were housed at the Haddock Baptist Church in Haddock (Jones County), Georgia. 2002 was an extensive summer. KB accomplished 2 projects, which carried the theme “Improve Your Serve”. In Manchester (Meriwether & Talbot Counties), Georgia over 320 teenagers and adults provided over 13,000 labor hours. Two weeks later, 124 participants traveled by air and sea to Bimini, Bahamas. There, work took place on 3 homes, a school, a park, and a church. Also, KB Kids Club and a baseball clinic were conducted. In 2003, KB rolled through Marietta (Cobb County), Georgia with two individual projects. There, work was completed on more than 35 homes and an ongoing partnership with the City of Marietta and Cobb County was forged. In 2004, KB converged on Rome (Floyd County), Georgia with over 250 participants and Raleigh, North Carolina with close to 200. These weeks transformed these areas and the teenagers who participated. In 2005, KB’s first Collegiate Projects took place in Bimini, Bahamas and West End, Grand Bahama Island. Four Universities from GA and NC participated in projects on Bimini; completed work on two churches, three homes, and a local school; and assisted with a baseball clinic for the children. The third week of the Collegiate Project took place on the West End of Grand Bahama Island. Hurricanes Jeanne and Francis created extensive damage. During the “pioneer” week of projects on West End, a college group from Valdosta State was able to work on five homes and a church. Taliaferro County in Central Georgia was the focus of a great initiative in 2005. Touching Taliaferro With Love is a partnership of individuals, organizations, agencies, government and churches who are choosing to invest their lives and resources in the future of the children of Taliaferro County. KB completed 28 homes, worked in a daycare and provided a sports camp for over 80 children. In 2006 KB served in New Orleans, Raleigh, North Carolina, Griffin (Spalding County), Georgia, and the Bahamas. KB worked on a total of 45 homes at these locations. Work was also done in many community service agencies and churches. In 2007 KB served in New Orleans, Louisiana; Covington (Newton County), Georgia; Raleigh, North Carolina; and the Bahamas. Over 70 homes were renovated, at these projects. Several groups participated in the Bahamas constructing bathrooms at a feeding center and carrying on street ministries in the villages. Kingdom Builders also had a pilot project for families (In Gen) in Raleigh. There, KB, hosted volunteers ages 6 and up. Families worked together serving others while they served Christ. In 2008, KB brought it home. Statesboro (Bulloch County), Georgia was the recipient of a Youth Project and an InGen Project. Over 200 teens and adults served in Statesboro, New Orleans, and the Bahamas. 2009 was a great success. KB served Ashland, Kentucky for the first time. Eight homes were worked on providing handicap access and new roofs. There was no better place to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Kingdom Builders than where it all began. Boone, North Carolina served as the first host city in 1999 and 10 years later KB impacted the city again completing 12 construction projects and working in a local trailer park and serving Samaritan’s Purse. InGen followed these projects in Griffin (Spalding County), Georgia completing a playground for a local church, assisting Habitat for Humanity with porch repair and providing volunteers to the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, Homeless Shelter and Thrift Store. |